The “Golden Master” of iOS 12—which should be the final version releases to the public on Monday, September 17—is now available. If you want to get your hands on the new iPhone and iPad operating system a few days before everybody else— by“everybody else,” I mean “normal people who don’t run public betas of operating…

If you’re planning to preorder a new iPhone XS or Apple Watch Series 4, you’re going to have a late night tonight. All three devices—the iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, and Apple Watch Series 4—will be eligible for preordering at 12:01 PT. That’s California time—because in Apple’s world, all roads lead to Cupertino.

If you’re planning to buy a brand-new iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, or iPhone XR, there’s one big thing you’ll want to do after you’ve secured your preorder (if you manage to get one with reasonable shipping times). Make an appointment on your calendar for iPhone pickup day...and set a calendar appointment for exactly two…

A large chunk of Apple’s audience is already lighting their bank accounts on fire in anticipation of all the neat new gear they can start preordering this week. That’s just the way it is, and partly why Apple can afford to do things like build sprawling, $200 buildings in the heart of Silicon Valley.

Get excited. It’s time for some Apple bingo. When I worked at the Lord of Cupertino during a keynote, we all sat around in a conference room to eat donuts, snark via group messages, and cheer members of our larger team that were blessed tapped to present at the event. We did not play bingo.

It’s that time again: time for your annual frantic search to find all of the original packaging for your older iPhone, iPad, or Apple Watch. That’s the best way to sell it for the highest possible sum, after all, before you plunk down a preorder for whatever Apple’s announcing this week.